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Il_Barone -- the 'CV' stands for Constant Velocity. Here in the states the FWD axles are typically called CV Axles, or Constant Velocity Axles.

Underscore -- the driver's side axle is held in by a snap ring. Best bet would be to use a prybar and find a leverage point you can use to pop it out of the transmission housing. You could also try a slide hammer to give it that extra kick to pop past the snap ring. It'll take some effort to get it outta there.

I didn't realize it has a snap ring, that would explain why I couldn't make any progress whatsoever lol. Is it possible to knock it out from the other side even with that big bar across the middle? I haven't been able to get solid footing for the end of the prybar on anything.

I bolted the flange thing back on and managed to get it out, the output seal was already going to be replaced so I didn't worry about mangling it a bit. I'm not sure how you're supposed to do it without damaging that thin metal lip though, I'll have to bend that back into shape.

Getting it back in was a little fiddly as well, but not nearly as annoying as getting it out. Now I just need to sort out why my shifter is so sloppy and why I can't get 5th gear or reverse. It made the highway driving I did this weekend very, very noisy.

Check out your shifter bushings. Go for some brass ones -- they'll firm up your shifts greatly (link below). The may be so worn out (they're rubber from the factory) that your shifts feel really freaking sloppy.

The transmission ends looked okay, but I'm assuming they're original and it has 317k km so they're probably pretty worn. I'm going to check the shifter side today. When I'm in 3rd I can move the shifter all the way to either side without anything actually happening.

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